Unit Financial Administrator IV

Department:

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R109172

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and six (6) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 8 (Salaried)

Position Description:

The University of Louisville is seeking to hire a Unit Financial Administrator IV. The position provides comprehensive and strategic financial support across multiple units, including budgeting, account reconciliation, grant management, revenue tracking, and financial reporting. The role ensures compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements, supports leadership with data-driven analysis, and serves as a key liaison between departments, research teams, and external partners to maintain accurate financial operations and improve processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage budgeting, financial reporting, revenue tracking, and variance analysis for assigned units or programs.

• Monitor and report on regular reconciliation of accounts, grants, payroll allocations, and procurement activities, resolving discrepancies and ensuring compliance with policies and sponsor requirements.

• Support grant and sponsored program activities, including budget preparation, monitoring expenditures, effort reporting, and award closeout documentation.

• Oversee billing, accounts receivable processes, and review contract language to ensure accurate financial terms and timely collections.

• Serve as a liaison between departments, research teams, finance leadership, external partners, and central administrative offices to facilitate communication and problem-solving.

• Provide data analysis, reporting, and financial guidance to leadership and stakeholders, recommending process improvements where needed.

• Maintain financial records and documentation, ensure audit readiness, and support year-end close and system access reviews.

• Model revenue (including tuition revenue) including factors that impact it (enrollment, retention, etc.).

• Develop proformas, market analysis, and support for new programs.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in higher education, healthcare finance, research administration, or grant-funded environments.

• Demonstrated proficiency with financial systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, and data-reporting platforms.

• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, pivot tables, and complex formulas.

• Complex modeling, proforma development, and market analysis experience.

Competencies

• Demonstrates strong understanding of budgeting, reconciliation, financial analysis, and the ability to interpret complex data that impacts financial data.

• Applies critical thinking to identify trends, resolve discrepancies, and recommend process improvements.

• Ensures accuracy in financial records, documentation, reporting, and compliance requirements.

Target Compensation Maximum:

$103,067.00

Target Compensation Minimum:

$68,711.00

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

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